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At the night session of China Guardian Autumn Auction in 2010, Wang Xizhi's "Ping An Tie" was unveiled with a starting price of 50 million yuan. In just 3 minutes, it reached a transaction price of 308 million yuan. A single calligraphy work by Wang Xizhi could be sold at such a high price, not to mention the calligraphy works of the Wang family of Langya, which can be regarded as a "priceless treasure".

For example, the "Wansui Tongtian Tie" secretly collected by Wu Zetian was valued at 200 million yuan 60 years ago. Its value has risen even more today. It is now in the Liaoning Provincial Museum and listed as a "first-class national treasure" by the Cultural Relics Bureau. It is prohibited from being exhibited to the public. Now let us learn more about this post.

In the second year of the Wansui Tongtian reign (697 AD), Wang Fangqing, a descendant of the Wang family of Langya, presented the "calligraphy treasure book" handed down from the ancestors of Wang Xizhi, namely "Wang Xizhi's Calligraphy Collection". This work includes 28 people including Wang Dao, Wang Xizhi, Wang Xun, Wang Huizhi, Wang Xianzhi, etc., a total of 10 volumes of calligraphy.

The Old Book of Tang once recorded: "Zetian saw that Fang Qing's family had many books, so she went to look for the remains of Youjun... and the books of 28 people including her ninth-generation great-uncle, Jinzhong Shuling Xianzhi, totaling ten volumes." Dou Gu's "Shu Shu Fu" also wrote: "The queen did not want to take away his will, so she copied all of them and kept them in her house. The original was decorated with precious brocade and returned to the Wang family."

After Wu Zetian obtained "Wang Xizhi's Letters", she did not keep it for herself. Instead, she asked professional craftsmen to copy and print it using the "double-hook and ink filling" method. After the completion, she kept the copy and returned the original to Wang Fangqing.

Because it was made during the Wansui period, this rubbing is also known as "Wansui Tongtian Tie". As it was passed down from generation to generation, the original has long been lost, and the rubbing has been secretly hidden in the palace or treasured by collectors of all generations. Unfortunately, it suffered two fires.

The first time was when it was kept in Hua Xia Zhen Shang Zhai during the Ming Dynasty. The second time was during the Qianlong period, when a fire accidentally broke out in the Qianqing Palace. The copy was burned in many places, leaving traces of fire and the content was in a messy order. The entire scroll was revised and reorganized, and currently only 10 scrolls of calligraphy by seven people, including Wang Xizhi, Wang Hui, Wang Huizhi, Wang Xianzhi, Wang Sengqian, Wang Ci, and Wang Zhi, remain.

The characters in the scroll are elegant, majestic and solid. Some are similar in style to Wang Xizhi, showing the beauty of handsomeness and lightness, with strokes that are light and graceful, and elegant and flying. Some retain the vigorous spirit of seal and clerical scripts, with thick and strong strokes, and full of energy, showing the simple and authentic natural beauty.

Due to the use of "double groove filling with ink", this post fully demonstrates the changes in ink color, lightness and heaviness, and even the gaps in the original paper are copied exactly, with the empty and elegant style of the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

Every stroke is delicate and precise, and he has mastered the most orthodox brushwork of the "Two Wangs", worthy of the praise from Zhu Yizun of the Qing Dynasty: "The hook method is exquisite, the tip of the pen is fully present, and the ink is used in different shades without revealing any traces, as if it was written with a single stroke."

After Qi Gong's appraisal, he also said: "As for the Wansui Tongtian Tie, not only is there no mistake in the copy, but even the damaged parts of the original paper edge have been traced out. This is most obvious in the Chu Yue Tie. Such faithfulness has increased our trust in this copy."

By copying this work frequently, you can learn the pure Wei and Jin calligraphy style, feel the charm of traditional art, and improve your pen skills and literary and artistic accomplishment. It just so happens that the "Two Wangs" calligraphy style is the foundation of calligraphy. If you can master this work, then you can easily get started by copying works from the Tang, Song, Ming and Qing dynasties.

Now, after much effort, we have made an ultra-high-definition reproduction of "Wansui Tongtian Tie", using a museum-level, 12-color micro-spray reproduction process, and restored it 1:1 compared to the original.

The fonts in the scroll are extremely clear, and details such as the ink color, brushstroke changes, etc. are all clearly visible, and are exactly the same as the original. Seeing this product is like seeing the original. If you like it, you can click on the product link below to take a look.

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